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Technical Communities and Bluelight Technology Sign Exclusive Government Services Partnership
Partnership helps government users, military personnel, and federal contractors save taxpayer money when buying technical equipment
SAN BRUNO, CA and SAN JOSE, CA, DECEMBER 16, 2008 — Technical Communities, leading service provider for technical organizations that sell to U.S. government agencies, military organizations, and prime federal contractors, announced today a new exclusive government services partnership agreement with Bluelight Technology, a leading provider of portable handheld testers for IP based infrastructure, applications, and services.
The agreement authorizes Technical Communities to provide government organizations with Bluelight Technology's BlueScope product, a Next-Generation test and measurement platform that facilitates the installation and maintenance of Ethernet networks. The BlueScope product line supports GE-PON/FTTH, 1 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 100FX and 10/100 Ethernet services. More Bluelight product information is available at bluelight.testmart.com.
"Bluelight Technology is enthused to be in partnership with Technical Communities whose stellar reputation and track records will enable our company to expand to all GSA-qualified accounts. We are proud to offer our products to the federal government customers through Technical Communities' efficient and cost-effective distribution channel. We believe this relationship will allow the customers to get access to the latest and the most compact 1 and 10 Gigabit handheld Ethernet test and measurement solutions quickly and economically," said James Jeong, CEO of Bluelight Technology Inc.
"Technical Communities is excited to offer the federal government a highly portable test and measurement solution for Ethernet networks," said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. "Our goal is to continue to optimize the GSA buying and selling experience for organizations such as Bluelight Technology."
Bluelight Technology products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Technical Communities, which will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support, and reporting services around them. Technical Communities also will provide presentation and order processing through the GSA's e-commerce web site, gsaadvantage.gov, and the company's own online marketplaces, gsamart.com, tesmart.com, and navicpmart.com.
About Technical Communities
Technical Communities, Inc. is the premier one-stop service solution for technical organizations that sell to U.S. government agencies, military organizations, and prime federal contractors. We use our contract management expertise and powerful technology solutions to enable organizations to more effectively manage sales, marketing and procurement - which lowers costs, saves time and reduces risks. The company, with offices in the California's Silicon Valley and the Washington, DC area, is owner and operator of ecommerce properties gsamart.com, testmart.com, navicpmart.com and eurekaspot.com. Online content-focused sites include govcontractsmagazine.com and testequipmentmagazine.com. For more information, visit technicalcommunities.com.
About Bluelight Technology Bluelight Technology is an innovator and trendsetter of Ethernet test and measurement solutions for high speed copper and fiber optic networks. Bluelight designs and manufactures handheld network testers for IP based infrastructure, telecom applications and services. For more information, visit the Bluelight website at bluelighttec.com.
